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Multiphase, three-dimensional PEM fuel cell numerical model with a variable cross-sectional area flow channel (2023)
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Tian, J., Ismail, M. S., Ingham, D., Hughes, K. J., Ma, L., & Pourkashanian, M. (2023). Multiphase, three-dimensional PEM fuel cell numerical model with a variable cross-sectional area flow channel. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, 33(8), 2778-2799. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-02-2023-0075

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the impact of three different flow channel cross sections on the performance of the fuel cell. Design/methodology/approach: A comprehensive three-dimensional polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell model has bee... Read More about Multiphase, three-dimensional PEM fuel cell numerical model with a variable cross-sectional area flow channel.

Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology (2023)
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Yasir, H. A., Zein, S. H., Holliday, M. C., Jabbar, K. J., Ahmed, U., & Jalil, A. A. (2023). Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology. Environmental Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/09593330.2023.2202829

In this paper, the adsorption of the chlorinated organic compound, 2,4-dichlorophenol, using activated carbon (AC), bagasse fly ash (BFA) and rice husk fly ash (RHFA) in a packed bed column was simulated using Aspen Adsorption software. The purpose o... Read More about Comparison of activated carbon and low-cost adsorbents for removal of 2,4-dichlorophenol from wastewater using Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology.

Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling (2023)
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Ward, R. A., Kocsis, D., & Wadhawan, J. D. (2023). Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling. Energy advances, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ya00196a

This work reports the oxidative breakdown of the LiMn2O4 structure using alkaline hypochlorite, as a method for recovering both lithium and manganese species. The heterogeneous dissolution rate for this process is monitored through the formation of t... Read More about Oxidative Dissolution of Lithium and Manganese from Lithium Manganospinel (LiMn 2 O 4 ): Towards Climate-Smart Processes for Critical Metal Recycling.

Elucidation of single atom catalysts for energy and sustainable chemical production: Synthesis, characterization and frontier science (2023)
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Loy, A. C. M., Teng, S. Y., How, B. S., Zhang, X., Cheah, K. W., Butera, V., Leong, W. D., Chin, B. L. F., Yiin, C. L., Taylor, M. J., & Kyriakou, G. (2023). Elucidation of single atom catalysts for energy and sustainable chemical production: Synthesis, characterization and frontier science. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 96, Article 101074. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2023.101074

The emergence of single atom sites as a frontier research area in catalysis has sparked extensive academic and industrial interest, especially for energy, environmental and chemicals production processes. Single atom catalysts (SACs) have shown remar... Read More about Elucidation of single atom catalysts for energy and sustainable chemical production: Synthesis, characterization and frontier science.

A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation (2023)
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Hatta, A., Jalil, A., Hassan, N., Hamid, M., Nabgan, W., Alhassan, M., Bahari, M., Cheng, C., Zein, S., & Firmansyah, M. (2023). A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation. Powder Technology, 417, Article 118246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2023.118246

Energy demand is rising, and the exhaustion of accessible energy sources is currently the greatest challenge. CO methanation has become a crucial reaction for the substituted natural gas production, necessitating a catalyst. Ceria is amongst the most... Read More about A short review on informetric analysis and recent progress on contribution of ceria in Ni-based catalysts for enhanced catalytic CO methanation.

Boosting hydrogen production of uniform CuCo-ZIF nanododecahedrons by bimetal node and glycerol (2023)
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Wang, Q., Teng, Y., Ma, B., Zhang, X., Yuan, X., Li, Z., Jiang, W., Teng, F., Ruan, W., & Ibhadon, A. O. (2023). Boosting hydrogen production of uniform CuCo-ZIF nanododecahedrons by bimetal node and glycerol. Materials Today Chemistry, 28, Article 101359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101359

Compared with fossil fuels reforming to hydrogen, electrolytic water to hydrogen is highly energy-intensive. It is still a big challenge to decrease the cost of electrolytic water to hydrogen. Herein, we investigate the electrocatalytic activity of u... Read More about Boosting hydrogen production of uniform CuCo-ZIF nanododecahedrons by bimetal node and glycerol.

Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches (2023)
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Mohammed, M. Z. R., Ng, Z. W., Putranto, A., Kong, Z. Y., Sunarso, J., Aziz, M., Zein, S. H., Giwangkara, J., & Butar, I. (2023). Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-022-02454-3

This study aims to propose a new process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of an integrated process plant that produces glucose and furfural from palm oil empty fruit bunches (EFB). In this work, an Aspen Plus-based simulation has been... Read More about Process design, simulation, and techno-economic analysis of integrated production of furfural and glucose derived from palm oil empty fruit bunches.

Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization (2023)
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Jiang, L., Liu, W., Liu, W., Wang, R. Q., Gonzalez-Diaz, A., Rojas-Michaga, M. F., Michailos, S., Pourkashanian, M., Zhang, X. J., & Font-Palma, C. (2023). Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 95, Article 101069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecs.2022.101069

Direct air capture (DAC) is gathering momentum since it has vast potential and high flexibility to collect CO2 from discrete sources as “synthetic tree” when compared with current CO2 capture technologies, e.g., amine based post-combustion capture. I... Read More about Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization.

Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment (2023)
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Wadhawan, J. D., Kocsis, D., Meyer, C., Ward, R., Thompson, M., Prior, T. J., Kelly, S. M., & Lawrence, N. (2023). Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ew00109h

Hydrated limes are amongst the most economically valuable alkalis used by the water industry for the treatment of potable water. They are typically manufactured from the thermal decomposition of high purity limestones. However, the latter contain bot... Read More about Empowering clean water whilst safeguarding water distribution pipeline integrity: Towards manganese- and iron-free lime hydrate for water treatment.

Evaluating the pre-treatment protocol required to produce an effective carbonized waste adsorbent for organic pollution control (2023)
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Priyanka, Vashisht, D., Taylor, M. J., & Mehta, S. K. (2023). Evaluating the pre-treatment protocol required to produce an effective carbonized waste adsorbent for organic pollution control. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, Article 1224388. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1224388

With the goal of fostering the circular economy, the present work was devised to minimize and manage agricultural waste by transforming it into biochar; a versatile dye removal adsorbent. Waterways across the globe are frequently fouled and contamina... Read More about Evaluating the pre-treatment protocol required to produce an effective carbonized waste adsorbent for organic pollution control.